Law minister, Anisul Huq, has said that offences committed under sections, 84, 97 and 103 under the road and transport law 2018, are non-bailable.
The minister made the comments while talking to the media on 6 August at a meeting where draft transport law was approved.
The law will come into effect after being passed in the next parliamentary session, he added.
He also said that if anything is found to be excluded then it will be added later on.
Meanwhile, Cabinet Secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam told journalists: “according to Road Transport Act 2018, the highest penalty is five years imprisonment and fines. The amount of the fine will be determined by court.”
A case under this law will be lodged if death or injury is caused due to reckless driving.
If the case is lodged under clause 302, then the highest punishment is death. But if the investigation proves manslaughter due to rash driving, then a case will be lodged under 103.
Cabinet secretary, Md. Shafiul Alam, said, as per motor vehicle act, 2006, the owner of the vehicle has to enter into a written agreement with the driver.
He further added: “without an agreement plus licence, no one should be allowed to drive.”
A professional driver must have passed class eight and be 21 years of age with the minimum age of a private car driver fixed at 18.
The draft law was approved in cabinet last year but was impeded by labour organisations and their threats. At last, due to the nationwide protest, the law has received final approval.